Champaign Is Also A Band
One songwriter, one song. Podcast about stories & songs of Champaign-Urbana music. In each episode Sven sits down with a person from the C-U music scene to hear the story & the background of a favorite song they’ve written.
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Episodes
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
In this episode Sven zooms with Lola Honeye about her favorite song: "Dreams." Find out how this song got started, her favorite place to sing, and why tacos are the greatest.
SONG: Dreams
Sofar Sounds Video of Dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkczp0UFbhc
BANDS: New Souls, Mother Nature, Restore, Code Red, Unfamiliar Vibes, Affinity
FAVORITE TREAT: Peach Tea (HOT), Rainbow Goldfish
Photo Credit: Boots HowardREFS:
Jill Scott
TheGr8Thinkas
PlainRo/Ro Marsalis
Rokmore
Klevah
Columbia University
'Michael" Mike Ingram (The Last Champaign County Recorder)
Kayla Brown
Dr. Owens
Cirque du Soleil
Summer Camp Music Festival
Watson's Shack & Rail
Juke Joint
The Canopy Club
Young the Giant
Dr. Seuss
"Iron sharpens iron" - Proverbs 27:17
Henry Miller
List of Banned Books
Equilibrium
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
CW: anxiety and mental health
Even in the middle of a pandemic, music is still happening and being released. Sven zooms with former guest Chase Scott (EP38) of Chase Baby & Trouble Chasin' to talk about releasing an album in the middle of a pandemic and what goes into each of the four songs on his EP.
Today (August 28th) Chase Baby released "The Dissociation EP" You can find it here on all platforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chasebaby/the-dissociation-ep
EP cover art and episode cover by Boots Howard
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Even in the middle of a pandemic, music is still happening and being recorded. Sven zooms with former guest Mike Carpenter (EP37) of Decadents and the podcast "The 200 Level" to talk about making an album in the middle of a pandemic, recording partially at Perennial Sound Studio with Ryan Groff (EP35) and the challenges of staying true to the band's sound, but at the same time exploring new sounds. The result is Decadents' 4th album "Fever Dreams" set to be released August 21st! You can find it here when it drops: https://decadents.bandcamp.com/
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Sven zooms with Karena Tse about her song "New Blue Rollerblades." Tune in to find out if there were "new blue rollerblades," Sven's theory about buses, and Karena's favorite non-musical things...
SONG: New Blue Rollerblades
ALBUM: (unreleased)
BANDS: Karena Tse (Solo)
FAVORITE TREAT: Strawberry Popsicles, Hot Milk Tea
Photo Credit: Karena’s mom
Refs:
Beats by Jay Kim
Anika Emily (Music) (EP39)
Espresso Royal Coffee
(Espresso Yourself Café Virtual Open Mic) [Event]
Larry Gates (Curb Service) (Owner: The Little Red Recovery Room)
TikTok
Uber Eats
McChicken
Postmates
The Canopy Club
Sipyard
Guy From Seattle (Richie Dagger's Crime)
Music For the Masses (UIUC UNION)
New Souls
Seven Saints
Smoke in Space (EP 2)
The Dawn Patrol - Anka (EP 29)
Jake Fava
Daily Illini
Habitat for Humanity Restore
The Idiot (Novel by: Elif Batuman)
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
SONG TEMPORARILY REMOVED (SAMPLES)
In this episode Sven talks to Dom aka Soul Savage about the song "Breaking The Mold." Find out about his nickname... Getting started... taking chances and the how our past makes us stronger.
SONG: Breaking the Mold
ALBUM: Single
BANDS: aka SOUL SAVAGE, Collective: The Ideal Spot
FAVORITE TREATS: mango bubble tea, green tea mochi, root beer, hot cheetos.
REFS:
Z Swamp
Double Entendre
Peter Pan
Mother Goose
Lil Uzi Vert
Kanye West
DaBaby
Tupac Shakur
Kendrick Lamar
J. Cole
Mos Def
Dear Mama [Song/Video]
Hip Hop
The Canopy Club
The City Center
Crossfire [Song]
Parkour
Anime
Dragon Ball Z
Trigun
Toonami
IMC (Independent Media Center)
Wacom Bamboo Circus Tablet
Paint Tool SAI
Sketchbook Pro
[SONG] O BABY O BABY O PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME (Unknown)
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Sven Zooms with Bardo and James Treichler to talk about the song "Tranquila (feat. Jazz Lisette.)" How did Bardo and James meet? Find out how their first performance together went and find out what what Bardo and James' favorite non-musical things are...
SONG: Tranquila (feat. Jazz Lisette.)
ALBUM: Single (Album in the works)
BANDS:
Bardo: Black Cotton
James: Turbo Pascal, Crazy Marvin, Sangamon, Matt Carter Band, The Dirty Feathers, Elsinore (EP35), Tang Dynasty, Emily Blue (EP41), and Mermaid Heaven
Favorite treat: Bardo: C C Lemon James: Buffalo Trace Bourbon
Bardo Photo Credit: Vanessa Velasquez
James Photo Credit: Della Perrone
Refs:
Family of Geniuses
It Girl [Song] Pharrell Williams
Jazz Lisette
Kids See Ghosts
Feel the Love [Song]
George Floyd
Pogo Studio
Mark Rubal
Perennial Sound Studio
Church Booty (EP7) now: Fay Ray
Emily Blue (EP41)
Germany Vs. Brazil (2014 World Cup)
Lincoln Hall
808
Hip Hop [Genre]
Reggae [Genre]
The Roots [Band]
Channel Orange [Album]
Frank Ocean
Velvet Lounge
Dub Music [Genre]
Cultura Profética
Tim Maia
Gilberto Gil
Evinha
Seu Jorge
Vanessa da Mata
Bob Marley
So Much Things to Say [Song]
Tranquila [Video]
Talus Films
Camera Ambassador
I Just Wanna Kick It (Feat. Bardo) [Video]
Sci-Fi [Genre]
Cowboy Monkey [No longer Music Venue]
HighDive [No longer Music Venue]
The Accord [No longer Music Venue]
Joe's Brewery
KAM'S
The Blind Pig
Ward Gollings
Rose Bowl Tavern
The City Center
The Canopy Club
Exile on Main St.
Seven Saints
Brothers
Mabel's
Nature's Table
F1 Racing
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Sven Zooms with Dr. Reginald Chapman Jr. We talk about writing, arranging, the Champaign-Urbana scene, being a musician in NY, and the best way to propose... maybe.
SONG: Hoodie
ALBUM: Prototype
BANDS: UTV. Chamber, Trio Of Justice, No BS Brass, Foxygen (+Vid playing on Conan), The Mountain Goats, Pressure Fit, Lucky Chops, Champaign bands: Recorded and performed with: Rebecca Rego and the Trainmen (EP20), Elsinore (EP35), Church Booty Now Called Fay Ray
Favorite treat: Twizzlers
Photo credit: Nick Moore
REFS
Empire [TV Show]
Trayvon Martin
ii/V/I Progression
Devonnne Harris
Gil Evens
J. Dilla
Major 7th (#11th)
Ken Vandermark
Indie Rock [Genre]
Death Cab for Cutie [Band]
The Flaming Lips [Band]
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots [Album]
FUNK [Genre]
George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic [Band]
Herbie Hancock
Roy Ayers
Derivation
Sibelius [Engraving Program]
Rhodes Piano
Corey Fonville
Christian Scott
Karl Lyden
The DisneyLand All-American College Band [Video]
Ben Ford
Navy Commedores
King Silversonic Brass
Flugalhorn
Duke Ellington
Stradiverius
Reynolds Contempora
[Types of Trombone]
George Roberts
Euphonium/Baratone/Tuba
VIDEO OF TUBA/Contra SOLO [VIDEO]
The Iron Post
Highdive [Closed]
The Great Cover UP
We The Animals
Mike Ingram
The Dirty Feathers
Elsinore (EP35)
Justin Vernon
Bon Iver
The National
Bebop [Genre]
Cowboy Monkey [No longer a venue]
Emily Blue (EP41)
Melvin Knight (EP7)
Rebecca Rego (EP20)
Saturday May 30, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
Thank you everyone for listening to the show! The Little SIPS are done... for now... but regular episodes are still coming.
Tune in June 12th for Episode 42!
If you feel like supporting my favorite charity; Imerman Angels, check out my compilation of CU Musicians: Crumpled Piece of Yellow Paper (Vol. I) ALL PROCEEDS GO RIGHT TO Imerman Angels: https://champaignisalsoaband.bandcamp.com/album/crumpled-piece-of-yellow-paper-vol-i
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
Link to Neoga Blacksmith Bandcamp: https://neogablacksmith.bandcamp.com/
Link to Video for "Livery Stables": https://www.facebook.com/86729006842/videos/194284988335113/
Link to Hogchute Bandcamp: https://hogchute.bandcamp.com/
Link to Episode 34: https://champaignisalsoaband.podbean.com/e/episode-34-brad-olson-of-neoga-blacksmith-formaldehyde/